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The statute of limitations is the amount of time an individual has to file suit on a claim against another individual or organization. ... In New Mexico, the statute of limitations for personal injury claims , including medical malpractice claims , is three years.

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New Mexico has put in place a cap of $600,000 on many types of damages available to a medical malpractice plaintiff, but the cap specifically excludes compensation for "medical care and related benefits."

So, the cap (which can be found at New Mexico Statutes Annotated section 41-5-6) does not apply to compensation for any medical and rehabilitative care made necessary by the defendant’s malpractice, including payment of ongoing care in cases of permanent disability. There's no statutory limit on these kinds of damages, though it should be noted that New Mexico handles compensation for future medical care in a fairly unique way. Rather than awarding a lump sum payment for the anticipated costs of future care made necessary by the health care provider's malpractice, state law says that a successful medical malpractice plaintiff will be compensated for future care "as expenses are incurred." In many ways, this rule is more friendly to care providers than it is to patients, since it measures future losses with precision, and requires that future care actually be received before it will be compensated.

So while it doesn't apply to past or future medical care, New Mexico's $600,000 cap will apply to other economic compensation, such as payment of lost income and lost ability to earn a living, and it applies to all varieties of non-economic damages as well. That includes compensation for the injured patient's pain and suffering. Learn more about damages in a medical malpractice case. (Note: New Mexico’s cap also does not apply to punitive damages, which are pretty rare in medical malpractice cases.)

New Mexico also caps each individual health care provider’s liability at $200,000, and any amount above that limit will be paid to the plaintiff out of a state compensation fund that has been set up for patients who have been injured by medical malpractice.

In New Mexico, any individual or entity that is defined as a “health care provider” can be held liable for medical malpractice. To fall within this definition, a health care provider must be licensed to perform medical services on patients in New Mexico. This includes, but is not limited to, medical groups, physicians, doctors, surgeons, hospitals, midwives, nurses, nursing homes, and clinics. If you are unsure whether your injury was caused by an individual or entity qualifying as a health care provider, a medical malpractice attorney will be able to help you with this inquiry.

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